Hi Asif,
I used a Humminbird RF125 wireless fish finder. It sounded the alarm at the time when a big mahseer passed below the sonar and I thought I wont get the fish. The angler next to me got the catch of a 15.8kg mahseer.
I think it can be used in big rivers and ponds.

beemorein,
Hope to get the privelege of fishing with OMO and his legendary tactics sometime soon .Till then, tell us about the fishfinders Senor MM, Thats a good one you have there-Do you dunk him in head or feet first? :)

For the freshwater anglers a fish finder would be most useful for finding underwater features and mapping a river/lake bottom. I have a simple eagle fish finder which has a wide angle transducer for use in shallow water.

I guess it would be of some use if the transducer would be made to float over a baited area in a large lake. That way you could see from the bank when the bigger fish start moving in to feed. A long cable from the monitor to the transducer would be required for this application. I have seen this being used in the carp lakes in Holland.

A long cable from the monitor to the transducer would be required for this application

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Mr.P,
It would be quite simple to rig up a pontoon device with two servos and let it roam the entire lake while you guide it with an inexpensive transmitter. A transmitter on the scanner will transmit back images. No wires needed.
Mm

Dear Lee Van Cleef,
I have several. In recognition of the fine work you do for this forum you're welcome to one any time you can find someone to get it there. In fact I'll even throw in the receiver and a couple of servos. Just don't ask me to bring it!!

I'd never used a fishfinder till I started saltwater fishing and have soon realised the necessity of having a good fishfinder on board. My first few trips were out of a local boat where we were just 'fishing' realised soon we needed electronics when we always had trouble locating spots we hit fish a few days later.

These days my eyes, ears, nose and instinct all heavily rely on a fish finder I use a Lowrance fishfinder/GPS. The more productive reefs and structure are the deeper ones (15mtrs+) and there are no visual references, hence without a finder I'd 9 times out of 10 be off my mark.

For freshwater applicatons I'd rather use my good ol' instinct and cast my spinner in to slack water just under a fish's nose and get my strike. Doesn't work this way in the sea.

With jigging one is totally reliant on the skipper who calls when to start, the depth, where fish are and when to stop. This is only possible through using a fish finder.
Over time one can start determining what kind of an echo is thrown back by certain fish, the kind of sea floor one is over, etc...

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